Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition @HSCrabRecovery

The Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition is celebrating World Shorebirds Day, Sept. 6. World Shorebirds Day was created to raise global public awareness about the need for shorebird research and conservation. #WorldShorebirdsDay

Today, Sept. 4, the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition celebrates National Wildlife Day, which aims to raise awareness about threats to wildlife & wildlife conservation efforts. Our Coalition works to fully restore American Horseshoe Crab populations. #NationalWildlifeDay2025

Listen in to Delaware podcast, Blue Coast Talk, as Dr. Larry Niles of Wildlife Restoration Partnerships discusses the status of red knots & horseshoe crabs, & offering solutions to the threats they face, in an episode titled, "Is The Delaware Bay Dying?' youtu.be/WZavip5KOSs?si…

Today the Coalition is celebrating World Mangrove Day, adopted as 7/26 by UNESCO to promote conservation of mangrove forests. Mangrove trees grow where the American Horseshoe Crab spawns in FL & the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, & in Asia where the Mangrove Horseshoe Crab spawns.

Today, July 16, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer is signing a bill to officially designate the Red Knot as the State Migratory Bird. Thank you to Gov Meyer, Reps Phillips & Carson, & Sen Hansen. And thank you to Delaware Audubon for supporting the bill. delawareaudubon.org/news/2025/7/3/…

Rubble & trash pose threats that can be deadly to horseshoe crabs that encounter them. The Coalition is embracing National Clean Beaches Week, July 1-7, & applauds orgs that conduct beach cleanups on horseshoe crab spawning beaches. 📷 by Sandy Anderson, Return the Favor NJ

TIME magazine released a list of the World's Most Sustainable Cos, which incl data from The Sustainability Scorecard for Endotoxin Testing that tracks the adoption of synthetic alternatives over LAL The Coalition commends pharma cos who lead the way time.com/collection/wor…

We are working to build global momentum for the adoption of recombinant technologies as replacements for the outdated method of using horseshoe crab blood to test for contaminants in medical products Read more, from Coalition member @humaneworldorg humaneworld.org/en/blog/horses…

If you are near Point Pleasant, NJ today, 6/20, come celebrate International Horseshoe Crab Day with the Coalition at Coalition member Jenkinson's Aquarium from 3-7pm at 300 Ocean Ave Learn about synthetic equivalents to using horseshoe crab blood for biomedical testing & more!

Today, the Coalition is celebrating International Horseshoe Crab Day, June 20. We are 55+ orgs working together to enact policy & management measures to protect & restore the American Horseshoe Crab. Happy International Horseshoe Crab Day! #InternationalHorseshoeCrabDay2025

Join us for International Horseshoe Crab Day on Friday, 6/20 at Jenkinson's Aquarium from 3-7 PM for horseshoe crab word search, coloring pages & conversations on synthetic alternatives to using horseshoe crab blood for biomedical testing, locally proposed legislation & more!

Today the Coalition celebrates World Oceans Day, designated by the United Nations as June 8th. These ancient creatures deserve our protection, and now is a critical time for humankind to care for the world's oceans and the animals that live in them. #WorldOceansDay2025

6/5 is World Environment Day, designated by the United Nations to encourage action to reverse environmental degradation. The Coalition is working to recover horseshoe crab populations back to the historic population levels they once were. See how here:  hscrabrecovery.org/goals/

6/3 is National Egg Day, giving us an opportunity to pay tribute to horseshoe crab eggs, which provide a protein-rich food source for many species of shorebirds & fish Note: Horseshoe crab eggs handled only in accordance with state scientific collecting permits #NationalEggDay

The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative released a report encouraging pharmaceutical cos to minimize the use of products derived from the blood of horseshoe crabs in testing medicines & vaccines for bacterial endotoxin, & to seek using alternatives. pscinitiative.org/bulletin?bulle…

Although last yr & early this yr, egg densities were above average on NJ beaches along Delaware Bay, "A year or two of the data doesn't make a hard case for the population increasing," states Susan Linder, Horseshoe Crab Egg Density Team Leader. njspotlightnews.org/2025/05/measur…

At the climax of the 2025 shorebird season, the NJ Delaware Bay Shorebird & Horseshoe Crab Project team counted 25,614 red knots. Read a blog by Dr. Larry Niles of Wildlife Restoration Partnerships, co-founder of the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition. arubewithaview.com/2025/05/27/782…

If you live near Vineland, NJ, join CU for the Maurice River on Thurs, 5/29 for the screening of a film titled "Flyway of Life" After the film, a speaker panel will include Dr. Larry Niles of Wildlife Restoration Partnerships For details & tickets: tockify.com/thelandis/deta…

With the new moon phase happening today, Monday through Friday are the ideal days to participate in a coastwide effort to help create a habitat map for horseshoe crab spawning along the Atlantic Coast Follow the link to read more on how to participate! …vey-initiative-audubon.hub.arcgis.com

Follow the link to a blog by Coalition co-founder Dr. Larry Niles of Wildlife Restoration Partnerships for the latest count of red knots visiting the Delaware Bay stopover & other updates on this year's horseshoe crab spawning & shorebird migration season arubewithaview.com/2025/05/21/779…